Pull toy



Oct. 2, 1945. J GENERALE 2,385,914

PULL TOY- Filed April 24, 1945 '5 C a1 52 JOHN IGE EKALE.

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A TTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 2, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE V PULL TOY John T.Generale, Pelham Manor, N. Y. Application April 24, 1945, Serial No.590,001

11 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and is particularly directed to apull-toy for children.

An object of this invention is to provide a pulltoy comprising adog-simulating member so constructed and arranged that when the toy isat "rest, the dog assumes a sitting position with his tail down, andwhen the toy is pulled, the dog will stand up and the tail willsimultaneously be raised.

Another object; of this invention is to provide a pull-toy on wheelsprovided with means to produce a sound simulating a dogs growl,at'intervals while the toy is being pulled.

Another objectof this invention is to provide an ammal-simulatingtoyprovided with members simulating the hind legs and tail, said membersbeing connected for simultaneous movement, so that movement of thetail-simulating member accompanies movement of the hind legsimulatingmember.

Still another object is to provide a toyofthe character described havinga pull string connected to the tail-simulating member so that a pull onthe's'tring will cause the tail-simulating member to stand up and willsimultaneously move the hind less from a horizontal to verticalposition. v

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a toy of thecharacter described comprising an animal-simulating member having abody, front and hind legs on wheels, and provided with a tail, thearrangement being such that the animal appears normally to be in asitting position with the hind legs projecting forwardly, and the bodyinclined, with the rear end of the body contacting the 1100;- and thetailprojecting rearwardly, said toybeing'provided with a pull string,and the arrangementbeing such that when. the string is pulled, the tailis swung u wardlyand the hind legs are pulled to vertical position sothat the animal appearsto be standing.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a strong, compactand durable toy of the shown various possible illustrative embodimentsof this invention:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational bodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view or the toy shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the toy and showing the same insitting position.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional View taken online 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectiOnalview taken on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, l0 designates a toy embodyingthe invention. The same comprises a body H, a front leg-simulatingmember l2 on wheels l3, and a hind 1eg=simulat ingmember IS on wheelsl6. v p

The body ll maybe made from a flat piece of wood, composition or anyother suitable material, and it is shaped to represent the contour ofthebody and head of a dog or other animal. The head may be painted on theoutside as shown at l8 to simulate a dogs face. Said body II is formedon its rear end with a slot 20, which exview of a toy emtends to adownwardly and forwardly inclined character described which shallberelatively inexpensive to manufacture, amusing to play with, and yetpractical and efiicient to a high degree.

Other objects of thisinvention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the. construction hereinafter described, and. of whichthe scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

the accompanying drawing, in which is line 2| shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawing. Said body is furthermore formed with a drilled opening 22communicating with theslot 20 and substantially in horizontal positionand somewhat below the top of the body. The drilled opening 22terminates short of the head. The body is formed with another drilledopening 23 extending downwardly from the top and communicating with theopening 22. The slot 20 in the body forms a pair of parallel portions 25carrying a transverse Divot pin 26 which traverses the slot 20. Disposedwithin slot 20 'and'pivoted to pin 26 is a lever 21, which is formedwith an opening 28 to receive the pivot pin 26.- At the upper end oflever 21 is a portion 29 which may be painted or otherwise decorated tosimulate a does tail.

The hind leg-simulating member 5 comprises a pair of legs 30 pivoted attheir upper ends to the pivot pins 26 and located on the outside of thebody H. The legs 30 are formed, adjacent their lower ends, with alignedthrough openings,

40 at its upper end to receive the body ll.

opposite sides of slot 4|] are parallel portions 41 'to receive thefastening means 60.

with the tail 29 projecting rearwardly. However,

' should the outer end of lever 21 be lifted to swing the lever aboutthe pivot pin 26, the legs 30 together with lever 21 will swing to thevertical position shown in Fig. l to bring the dog to standing position.

Attached to lever 21 above the pivot pin 26 is a pull string 34. Thepull string may pass through an opening 35 in the lever and may beformed with a knot 35 at its outer end received in a suitable'r'ecess 31gouged out of the lever. The pull string 34 passes through slot 20 andpassages 22, 23. A hand grip or ball 39 may be provided at the front endof the pull string. Thus when .the toy is at rest, the dog assumes asitting position; when the dog is pulled, it will stand up and rollforwardly.

The front leg member I2 'is formed with a slot 1 which may receive nails42 or other fastening means driven into the body to fix member 12 to thebody. 7 1 V The member [2 is formed furthermore at its lower end with aslot 45 forming parallel side walls 41. Said member 12 is formedfurthermore with a vertical drilled opening 48 communicating with theslots 40, 45., The parallel walls 4'! are formed with aligned openings50 rotatably receiving a transverse shaft on which the front from saidportion 62 is a portion 64 passing through opening 48 The lower end onsprin portion 64 is adapted to engage the teeth of the segmental gear52. At the bottom of groove 40 'is a plate formed with an opening 1!through;

which spring portion 64 passes. ,'As the wheels V I3 .rotate when thetoy is being pulled, the teeth of the segmental gear 52 will engage theouter end of spring portion 64 to produce a rattle simulating the growlof a dog.

- It will be understood that when the toy is in the standing positionshown inFig. 1, the center of shaft 32 is sufficiently forward of thecenter of pivot pin 25, to preclude'the possibility of the toyremainingin upright position when the pull is relaxed instring-34.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and whichis well'adaptedtQ 'm eet'the conditions of practical use. I

Having thus described my invention, what-I claim as new and desiretosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy comprising a body-simulating mem- --ber, a leg simulatingmember pivoted to the body,

a lever pivoted at an intermediate portion thereof to the body, means toattach one end of the lever to the leg-simulating member, the other end,

Extendin and said lever being formed at its iii) of said lever beingprovided with a tail-simulating portion.

2. A toy comprising a, body-simulating member, a leg-simulating memberpivoted to the body, a lever pivoted at an intermediate portion thereofto the body, means to attach one end of the lever to the leg-simulatingmember, the other end of said lever being provided with atail-simulating portion, and means to swing said lever about its pivot.

3. A toy comprising a body-simulating member, a leg-simulating memberpivoted to the body, a lever pivoted at an intermediate portion thereofto the body, means to attach one end of the lever to the leg-simulatingmember, the other passage, and said pull string extending through saidthrough passage.

4. A toy device simulating an animal, and comprising a body, ahind-leg-simulating member on said body, a tail-simulating member onsaid body, and meansto connect said hind legsimulating member to saidtail-simulating member for simultaneous movement, anda pull string forpulling the toy, attached to one ofsaid members. I Y

5. A toy device simulating an animal, and comprising-a body, a hind-legsimulating member on said body, a tail-simulating member on said body,means to connect said hind leg-simulating member to said tail-simulatingmember for simultaneous movement, a pull string for'pulling the toy,attached to one of said members, a front legsimulating member attachedto said body, and wheels on said front legand hind leg-simulatingmembers.

6. A toy comprising a body,-the rear end of the body being formed with aslot, a pivot pin on said body traversing the slot, a lever passingthrough the slot and pivoted to said pivot pin, leg-simulating memberspivoted to said pivot pin,a, shaft passing through the lower endof saidlever-and leg-simulating members, wheels on said shaft, upperend with atail-simulating portion.

7. A toy comprising a body, the rear end of the body being formed with aslot, a pivot pin on said body traversing the slot, a lever passingthrough the slot and pivoted to said pivot pin, leg-simulatingmemberspivoted to said pivotpin, a shaft passing through the lower endof said lever and leg-simulatingmembers, wheels on said shaft, and saidlever being formed at its upper end with a tail-simulating portion, saidbody being formed with a through passage, and a pull string attached tothe lever above the pivot'pin and passing through said passage.

8. A toy comprising a body,-a front legsimulating member fixed to thebody, a rear leg-simulating member pivoted to the body, Wheels on saidleg-simulating members, and a pull string connected with-said rearleg-simulating member.

the body, wheels on said leg members, the axis of the rear wheels beingat all times forward of a perpendicular dropped through the center ofsaid rear leg pivot, and a pull string connected with said rear legmember at a point remote from its said pivot whereby when aPull isexerted on the string the toy will assume the erect position, and whenthe pull is relaxed and the string slack, the toy will assume thesitting position.

JOHN T. GENERALE.

